Fantabulous illustrator Meg Hunt just released a pack of three limited-edition mini-notebooks. They're perfect for sketching or note jotting. And they feature awesome, fearsome dinosaurs.





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Associate Creative Director
Spring Design Partners, New York City

Spring Design Partners, Inc. is a top tier brand/package design agency in NYC. We are seeking an Associate Creative Director who can join in leading our design team and work on blue chip clients.

Job description/requirements:

- Minimum 7 years experience; a creative, STRATEGIC thinker and initiator of big ideas - primarily in the brand ID/packaging discipline but also vested in other creative sectors/cultures.
- Work closely with and will be reporting to Executive Creative Director.
- A true talent with hands-on design skills and industry software skills: AI, PS, Indesign, to be specific.
- Solid knowledge of broad printing methods, general knowledge of structural/3D design and implementation.
- A proven leader who is able to partner with strategy, account and production teams to bring cross functional expertise to all projects
- A capable presenter who articulates design, marketing, business rationale clearly and confidently, both internally and to our client partners.
- Able to direct and work EFFICIENTLY with outside vendors and freelancers.
- Resourceful, can adapt and embrace project change in direction, overall problem solver.
A thought leader and a total team player is essential to this position.

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P22 and the International House of Fonts proudly announce Festiva—the latest font designed by Terry Wudenbachs for the IHOF Collection.

P22 Festiva is based on lettering found on a 1960s kitchen appliance catalog. It evokes 1960s TV and pop culture while still having a contemporary feel. The fun exuberant flavor of this face is perfect for parties and celebrations. The letters dance across the baseline and the lower case wants to be an upper case but just can't quite make it. P22 Festiva Regular includes a full unicode European Character set (Western, CE, Turkish, Romanian etc).

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I try very hard not buy wine because I like the label. But I couldn't pass up a tiny bottle of St. Germain liquor this weekend. It was just too pretty. I felt a lot better when Bryn admitted that she'd bought a bottle on Friday. I can't wait to taste it!

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Creative Freelancer Conference co-host Ilise Benun has put together a panel discussion for her live webinar at 7 p.m. ET tonight—featuring straight talk and real answers from pros who are successfully freelancing now.

The panelists cover a range of specialties and experiences—from writing to design to strategy—so no matter what type of freelancer you are, you're sure to get practical, real-world information you can use to build your own successful freelance career.
You'll learn:

• The attitudes and techniques required to get work right now

• The most viable industries and market sectors that are growing right now where you can find new clients

• The strongest and most effective marketing tools, including how to get work through Twitter

Get more info and register for this live, one-hour event.

If you never get tired of looking at gorgeous type, then We Love Typography is the site for you.

WLT is an image, video, & text ‘bookmarking’ site that is wholly dedicated to type-related content. Think of it as a type-centric and visional delicious, if you like.

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Packaging Art Director
Mattel, El Segundo, CA

Mattel is the worlds biggest toy company, with legendary toy brands like Hot Wheels, Matchbox and Tyco R/C. We are currently seeking an experienced rock-star art director/designer to join our Wheels packaging group. This position primarily involves art directing and designing toy packaging for our Wheels brands.

The ideal candidate will be an effective art director and exceptional hands-on graphic designer. They will also have experience with package structure development, utilizing a variety of techniques and materials. A positive attitude, iron-clad work ethic and strong communication/people skills are extremely important. This is a 40-hour a week position that is classified as “temporary”, but *may* lead to full-time employment for the right candidate.

Responsibilities:
• Art Directing overall package communication, including design, Illustration, photography, copywriting and layout
• Hands-on package/graphic design
• Seeking and clarifying shared objectives with brand/product stakeholders and delivering the solution
• Competitive research
• Brainstorming and contributing ideas for concepts

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SketchType, a collection of hand-drawn letters from T26, can be used to give your work a handmade feel with the convenience of raster images. The DVD includes 20 original hand-drawn type sets in 58 files (300 dpi / transparent grayscale / Photoshop PSD format). There are 6 uppercase type sets and 14 upper-lower type sets, and each contains numerals, symbols and Spanish characters.

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